Network Pool - Dell X1000 Series User Manual

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1 Click Network Administration > DHCP Server > DHCP Server
Properties.
2 Click DHCP Server Status to configure the device as a DHCP server.
3 Click Apply. The device immediately begins functioning as a DHCP
server. However, it does not assign IP addresses to clients until a pool is
created.

Network Pool

When the device is serving as a DHCP server, one or more pools of IP
addresses must be defined, from which the device will allocate IP addresses to
DHCP clients. Each network pool contains a range of addresses that belong
to a specific subnet. These addresses are allocated to various clients within
that subnet.
When a client requests an IP address, the device as DHCP server allocates an IP
address according to the following:
• Directly-Attached Client—The device allocates an address from the
network pool whose subnet matches the subnet configured on the device's
IP interface from which the DHCP request was received.
If the message arrived directly (not via DHCP Relay) the pool is a Local
pool and belongs to one of IP subnets defined on the input layer 2
interface. In this case, the IP mask of the pool equals to the IP mask of the
IP interface and the minimum and maximum IP addresses of the pool
belong to the IP subnet.
• Remote Client—The device takes an IP address from the network pool
with the IP subnet that matches the IP address of the DHCP relay agent.
If the message arrived via DHCP relay, the address used belongs to the IP
subnet specified by minimum IP address and IP mask of the pool and the
pool is a remote pool.
Up to eight network pools can be defined.
To create a pool of IP addresses, and define their lease durations:
1 Click Network Administration > DHCP Server > Network Pools.
The previously-defined network pools are displayed.
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